Simon Strange

Dr Simon Strange is a trombone playing music producer across a multitude of genres throughout his career, from punk to classical through jazz and latin. He worked within the music scenes of Paris, Glasgow, London and Bristol. Simon is currently a reative academic at Bath Spa University, UK and released his first book, Blank Canvas: Art School Creativity from Punk to New Wave (Intellect), in 2022. His second book, Creative Spheres, will be released in early 2025, exploring the development of creativity within popular music scenes, reviewing the concept of scenius or collective genius from an autoethnographic position.

Contact: Bath Spa University, Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN, UK.